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Investors for impact adopt the Venture Philanthropy approach by being highly-engaged and committed in the long term, applying the following three core practices to support the SPOs:
The three VP core practices:
![]() | 1) Tailored Financing Choosing the most suitable financial instrument(s) to support an SPO. These instruments include grant, debt/loan, equity, and hybrid financial instruments. The choice of the financial instrument(s) depends on a number of factors, such as the investor for impact’s willingness to take risk, or the SPO’s business model and stage of development. Click here for more information on tailored financing |
![]() | 2) Non-financial Support (NFS) Providing support services to a social purpose organisation in order to maximise its social impact, increase its financial sustainability or strengthen its organisational resilience. For example: coaching the management team, giving advice on business planning, revenue strategy, theory of change, fundraising, etc. Click here for more information on NFS |
![]() | 3) Impact Measurement & Management (IMM) Measuring and monitoring the change created by an organisation’s activities, and using this information/data to refine activities in order to increase positive outcomes and reduce potential negative ones. Click here for more information on IMM |
As defined in the EVPA Charter of Investors for Impact, Investors for impact…
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The impact ecosystem includes all types of capital and service providers supporting a wide range of social purpose organisations. It goes from traditional philanthropy (included) to sustainable and responsible investing (excluded), and in-between, EVPA has identified two main “impact strategies”: investing for impact and investing with impact. Within these two approaches, and depending on the business model of the investee, investors can do highly-engaged grant-making, social investment and/or impact investing.
Investors for impact | Investors with impact |
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| scaling proven business models, making sure impact consideration is part of all investment decisions. |
For more information about these impact strategies, have a look at our resources on the topic here.
For more examples of how the venture philanthropy approach can be applied, read the EVPA members’ success stories.
Still confused with the jargon of the impact sector? Consult our glossary of terms here
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